Franklin County
A public school district in Russellville, Alabama, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,563
- Students enrolled
- 232.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 498.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,421
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,563 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,737th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 54th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,421 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 29% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Franklin County spent $13,421 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,215 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,421 | $48.8 million | 3,637 |
| FY2022 | $12,544 | $45.4 million | 3,618 |
| FY2021 | $11,314 | $40.8 million | 3,602 |
| FY2020 | $10,315 | $37.9 million | 3,674 |
| FY2019 | $9,968 | $36.6 million | 3,674 |
| FY2018 | $9,430 | $34.9 million | 3,701 |
| FY2017 | $9,353 | $33.7 million | 3,607 |
| FY2016 | $9,325 | $31.6 million | 3,388 |
| FY2015 | $9,261 | $30.6 million | 3,307 |
| FY2014 | $9,191 | $29.6 million | 3,217 |
| FY2013 | $8,843 | $28.6 million | 3,238 |
| FY2012 | $8,853 | $29.1 million | 3,282 |
| FY2011 | $8,913 | $29.9 million | 3,351 |
| FY2010 | $8,908 | $30.2 million | 3,393 |
| FY2009 | $8,815 | $29.2 million | 3,315 |
| FY2008 | $9,325 | $29.6 million | 3,170 |
| FY2007 | $8,655 | $27.3 million | 3,156 |
| FY2006 | $7,947 | $24.6 million | 3,090 |
| FY2005 | $7,215 | $21.9 million | 3,035 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.6 million | 19.6% |
| State | $32.6 million | 60.0% |
| Local | $11.1 million | 20.4% |
| Total | $54.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belgreen High School | 588 |
| East Franklin Junior High School | 212 |
| Franklin County Career Technical Center | |
| Phil Campbell Elementary School | 441 |
| Phil Campbell High School | 382 |
| Red Bay Elementary | 410 |
| Red Bay High School | 322 |
| Tharptown Elementary School | 541 |
| Tharptown High School | 410 |
| Vina High School | 257 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0101590
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved